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Open plan busy ...
by Michael Simpson 27 Nov '08

27 Nov '08

Dear all, for the next 3 weeks, there will continue to be the Cognitive Neuroscience MSc practicals in YNiC Open Plan. These will be from 13.15 - 15.15 on 27th November, 4th December and 11th December. During these times Open Plan will be extremely busy, and there are unlikely to be any spare computers available. Please try and avoid using Open Plan during these hours. With thanks, Michael -- Dr Michael Simpson Science Liaison Officer York Neuroimaging Centre Innovation Way York YO10 5DG Tel: 01904 567614 Web: http://www.ynic.york.ac.uk

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YNiC seminar 20th November
by rem 25 Nov '08

25 Nov '08

Dear Users In this week's YNiC session (4-5pm) Gary Green will provide feedback from the Annual Users' Meeting, which was held in September. Items in the presentation will include: 1. Feedback of responses and actions that arose from the Annual Users' Meeting. 2. Work in progress in YNiC What research is going on The proposed training programme Changes to the infrastructure Details of the new database and booking system. Everyone is welcome to attend. Best wishes Rebecca -- ************************************************************************ Dr. Rebecca E. Millman Science Liaison Officer York Neuroimaging Centre The Biocentre York Science Park Heslington YO10 5DG Tel: +44 (0) 1904 567614 Fax: +44 (0) 1904 435356

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Cluster
by Mark Hymers 18 Nov '08

18 Nov '08

Hi, The YNiC cluster is now back in operation. Apologies for the delay but we were unfortunately hindered by (very) slow delivery of some parts needed for server maintenance. All of the machines were imaged overnight to get the client software for the cluster up-to-date. For staff, you need to make sure your machine is running image 20081117. The main change which should be noted is that it is no longer necessary to apply for your account to be enabled to use the cluster. The step is now automatically performed at account creation. The docwiki has been updated to reflect this and the paper-based guides will be updated at their next revision. Thanks, Mark -- Mark Hymers York Neuroimaging Centre

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Grant application presentations
by a.ellis＠psych.york.ac.uk 18 Nov '08

18 Nov '08

Gary, Tony and I would like to invite anyone planning a YNiC-based grant application to think about making a Thursday 4pm presentation outlining your ideas. We know that our applications will have to be good to be successful: a presentation would allow YNiC staff and everyone else involved in YNiC research to offer comments and suggestions that might help you introduce some additional methods or concepts that you hadn't thought of. It would also enable us all to know where each other's research is going, rather than having to wait to hear the results at some point in the future. If you are interested / prepared to do this, please contact Rebecca who will try to accommodate you as early as possible. That's rebecca.millman(a)ynic.york.ac.uk Andy

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This week in YNiC
by Gary Green 17 Nov '08

17 Nov '08

Dear colleagues In addition to the celebration of TMS coming to York (Thursday at 4pm) we also have a visitor on Wednesday who has expressed his interest in meeting users and discussing the science at YNiC. Lord Sainsbury who officially opened the Centre in 2005, will be visiting from 1:45pm to 2:45. He specifically asked to be shown around YNiC to hear about progress since his last visit. Lord Sainsbury studied Psychology at Cambridge and is known to retain a personal interest in the development of our understanding of cognition. He will be visiting MEG where we will be demonstrating its use in studying verbal & non-verbal memory, MRI where he will be shown recent work on use of fMRI in vision sciences and then he will be taken into the open plan to meet users. If you are free and would like to meet our visitor then please do come along to YNiC on Wednesday from 1:30pm onwards. Lord Sainsbury will be accompanied by the VC and the pro-VC for research thanks Gary -- Gary Green York Neuroimaging Centre The Biocentre York Science Park Innovation Way Heslington York YO10 5DG http://www.ynic.york.ac.uk tel. 01904 435349 fax 01904 435356 mobile 07986 778954

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YNiC event 20th November - TMS lab opening
by rem 17 Nov '08

17 Nov '08

Dear Users This is a reminder that the official opening of the TMS lab will take place this Thursday. Everyone is welcome to attend. Best wishes Rebecca *** "The official TMS Lab Opening will take place at YNIC on November 20th 4pm onwards. Beth Jefferies and Silke Goebel will give an introduction to Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) and an overview of their research to date using TMS. This will be followed by a practical demonstration of TMS. Please join us to mark this occasion and stay for drinks and nibbles. This is also an opportunity to ask us any questions you might have about TMS. " Silke and Beth -- ************************************************************************ Dr. Rebecca E. Millman Science Liaison Officer York Neuroimaging Centre The Biocentre York Science Park Heslington YO10 5DG Tel: +44 (0) 1904 567614 Fax: +44 (0) 1904 435356

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[Fwd: HBM 2009 Call For Abstracts]
by Gary Green 12 Nov '08

12 Nov '08

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YNiC seminar 13th November
by rem 10 Nov '08

10 Nov '08

Dear Users This week's YNiC session (4-5pm) will consist of a discussion led by Prof. Sue Gathercole on strategies for successful grant applications, followed by a YNiC project proposal by George Tsoulas. 1) 16.00-16.45 Professor Sue Gathercole, who is a member of the Medical Research Council's Neurosciences and Mental Health Board, will lead a discussion of how to optimize the chances of success with grant applications. Other researchers with experience of applying successfully for grants, working for grant awarding bodies etc. will then be invited to contribute their own thoughts. Winning grant income is not easy in the current climate, but this event is designed to pool advice and guidance on what you can do to maximize your chances. 2) 16.45-17.00 George Tsoulas & Silvia Gennari "The computation of ellipsis: Evidence from brain imaging" -- ************************************************************************ Dr. Rebecca E. Millman Science Liaison Officer York Neuroimaging Centre The Biocentre York Science Park Heslington YO10 5DG Tel: +44 (0) 1904 567614 Fax: +44 (0) 1904 435356

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More Open Plan Busyness and Seminar Reminder
by Sam Johnson 06 Nov '08

06 Nov '08

Hello all, Just a reminder that the open plan will be full again this afternoon for the MSc practical, from 13:15 to 15:15. We will be very busy and there are unlikely to be machines available, so no matter how eager you are to arrive early for the seminar at 16:00 you'd be advised to wait till after 15:15. This week we have an external speaker, Stephan Moratti. The title of Stephan's talk is "Steady state visual evoked potentials/ fields: Advantages of High Signal to Noise Ratio in Basic and Clinical Psychophysiological Research" and, as ever, everyone is welcome. Thanks, Sam

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review of brain imaging
by Tim Andrews 06 Nov '08

06 Nov '08

A recent review on the neuroimaging of cognition that might be of interest. http://www.cell.com/neuron/fulltext/S0896-6273%2808%2900911-2 -- Dr Tim Andrews Department of Psychology University of York York, YO10 5DD UK Tel: 44-1904-434356 Fax: 44-1904-433181 http://www-users.york.ac.uk/~ta505/ http://www.york.ac.uk/depts/psych/www/admissions/cns/

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YNiC Thursday seminar 6th November
by rem 03 Nov '08

03 Nov '08

Dear Users This week there will be an external speaker, Stephan Moratti. The title of Stephan's talk is "Steady state visual evoked potentials/ fields: Advantages of High Signal to Noise Ratio in Basic and Clinical Psychophysiological Research". This talk will take place at YNiC from 4-5 pm. http://web.mac.com/smoratti/Stephan_Moratti,_Researcher/Stephan_Moratti_Inf… Everyone is welcome to attend. Best wishes Rebecca -- ************************************************************************ Dr. Rebecca E. Millman Science Liaison Officer York Neuroimaging Centre The Biocentre York Science Park Heslington YO10 5DG Tel: +44 (0) 1904 567614 Fax: +44 (0) 1904 435356

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MEG and Cognitive Neuroscience Workshop, Leipzig, 5-6 December
by a.ellis＠psych.york.ac.uk 02 Nov '08

02 Nov '08

Dear all I have just come across this advert for a workshop on MEG and Cognitive Neuroscience to be held in Leipzig on 5-6 December. Speakers include James Haxby, Eric Halgren, Murray Grossman and Liina Pylkkanen. Registration is free with a deadline of 20 November. http://www.cbs.mpg.de/news/workshops/bmaess Andy

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external speaker TODAY
by rem 30 Oct '08

30 Oct '08

Dear Users This afternoon Joachim Gross will talk about "Oscillatory coupling and activity in sensorimotor areas studied with MEG" at YNiC (4-5pm). http://www.psy.gla.ac.uk/staff/index.php?id=JG001 Everyone is welcome to attend. Best wishes Rebecca -- ************************************************************************ Dr. Rebecca E. Millman Science Liaison Officer York Neuroimaging Centre The Biocentre York Science Park Heslington YO10 5DG Tel: +44 (0) 1904 567614 Fax: +44 (0) 1904 435356

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MEG Planned Maintenance
by Maribel Pulgarin 29 Oct '08

29 Oct '08

Dear Users, The MEG system will be undergoing planned, preventative maintenance from Friday, Nov.7th until Friday, Nov. 14th. There will be no MEG scanning during this maintenance window. The work will include a recalibration of the system, an overhaul of the mechanics of the bed and the replacement of half of the SAD cards. We replaced the first half in June, and this is the second and final stage in the replacement. We thank you for your patience in this matter and apologise for any inconvenience this may cause. Best Regards, Maribel Pulgarin-Montoya -- ________________________________ Maribel Pulgarin-Montoya MEG Manager York Neuroimaging Centre Innovation Way York YO10 5DG Tel: 01904 567614 Fax: 01904 435356 Web: http://www.ynic.york.ac.uk

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YNiC Thursday seminar 30th October
by Rebecca E Millman 28 Oct '08

28 Oct '08

Dear Users This week there will be an external speaker, Joachim Gross, at YNiC (4-5pm). The title of Joachim's talk is "Oscillatory coupling and activity in sensorimotor areas studied with MEG". http://www.psy.gla.ac.uk/staff/index.php?id=JG001 Everyone is welcome to attend. Best wishes Rebecca -- Dr. Rebecca E. Millman York Neuroimaging Centre The Biocentre York Science Park York YO10 5DG Email: rem(a)ynic.york.ac.uk Tel: 01904 435 5373

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Vacancies on the DSO rota
by Michael Simpson 27 Oct '08

27 Oct '08

Dear all, as many of you know, Laura Lee has just submitted her PhD thesis. Naturally, we congratulate her for this achievement, and are glad that she has manged to complete her thesis so promptly. However, we do now have a Laura Lee shaped hole in the YNiC DSO (Duty Support Officer) rota. Are there any PhD students, Postdocs, or staff members out there who would like the honour of being a YNiC DSO as a fortnightly or monthly fixture on the rota? If so, please email me. With thanks, Michael -- Dr Michael Simpson Science Liaison Officer York Neuroimaging Centre Innovation Way York YO10 5DG Tel: 01904 567614 Web: http://www.ynic.york.ac.uk

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First and second year Psychologists interested in neuroimaging
by michael＠ynic.york.ac.uk 21 Oct '08

21 Oct '08

Dear Users, at the 'Meet the Researchers' session for new Psychology first years, there were a number of first years and seconds years interested in getting involved in brain imaging. Those who showed interest were encouraged to join the participant pool, and to sign up to the ynic-users mailing list. Should you be looking for volunteers for your study, now may be a good time to use the new database and advertise for your study. Similarly, if you are looking for undergraduates to get involved with your studies, there are a number of new members of the ynic-users mailing list eager to learn the finer arts of neuroimaging. Best wishes, Michael

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YNiC Thursday seminar 23rd October
by rem 20 Oct '08

20 Oct '08

Dear Users This week's YNiC session (4-5pm) will consist of a project proposal by Ekaterini Klepouosniotou and then Andy Ellis will lead a discussion on taking your research through to publication. 1) 16.00-16.15. Ekaterini Klepouosniotou "Neural correlates of lexical ambiguity processing". 2) 16.15-1700. This session will focus on problems that YNiC users may be experiencing in analyzing their data to the point where they are happy to submit it for publication, and will try to identify issues concerning the analysis tools, visualisation tools, statistics etc that could usefully be addressed. Please use ynic-users(a)ynic.york.ac.uk to generate ideas for the agenda. The co-ordinator of this meeting will be Andy Ellis. Everyone is welcome to attend. Best wishes Rebecca -- ************************************************************************ Dr. Rebecca E. Millman Science Liaison Officer York Neuroimaging Centre The Biocentre York Science Park Heslington YO10 5DG Tel: +44 (0) 1904 567614 Fax: +44 (0) 1904 435356

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Open Plan busyness
by Sam Johnson 15 Oct '08

15 Oct '08

Hello all, Just to let you know about a couple of busy periods in the open plan at YNiC next week. On the 22nd (Wednesday) there will be a group of ~10 school children at YNiC between 14:00 and 15:30 using some of the machines in open plan. They will be accompanied by a Calendar film crew so those of you who are camera shy may want to avoid the area. Alternatively of course, if you want your 5 minutes of fame as background scientition, feel free to look industrious. On the 23rd (Thursday, though you probably could have worked that out) the first of the MSc sessions will be held between 13:15 and 15:15. During this time open plan will be extremely busy, and there are unlikely to be machines available. I'd strongly advise you not to come in to YNiC in the afternoon until after they've finished, when you will of course be rushing in for the "Taking your research through to publication" seminar. Thanks, Sam

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YNiC Thursday meeting
by rem 14 Oct '08

14 Oct '08

Dear Users This week's YNiC seminar (4-5 pm) will be given by Piers Cornelissen. His talk is titled "Virtual electrodes II: an update on group level analysis of VE data" . Everyone is welcome to attend. Best wishes Rebecca -- ************************************************************************ Dr. Rebecca E. Millman Science Liaison Officer York Neuroimaging Centre The Biocentre York Science Park Heslington YO10 5DG Tel: +44 (0) 1904 567614 Fax: +44 (0) 1904 435356

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annual users' meeting
by Gary Green 08 Oct '08

08 Oct '08

Dear Colleagues The annual user meeting is tomorrow (9th October 2008) at 4pm. The meeting will be held in the Venables room in Psychology All welcome The agenda will be 1. Welcome and statements by the Director (GG) 2. News from YNiC - The New Science Committee (A. Ellis) - Ethics & Governance (A. Morland) - The new database and booking system (YNiC staff) - Operator training 2008/09 (YNiC staff) - Proposed changes to web and documentation (YNiC staff) 3. Topics raised by users - Financial situation at YNiC (GG to lead) - The proposed charging system (AM to lead) - The software programme for 08/09 (WW to lead) 4. AOB -- Gary Green York Neuroimaging Centre The Biocentre York Science Park York YO10 5DG tel (+44) (0) 1904 435349 fax (+44) (0) 1904 435356 mobile 07986778954

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annual users' meeting
by Gary Green 07 Oct '08

07 Oct '08

Dear colleagues Topics that have been suggested/requested for discussion at the Annual Users' Meeting, so far, include a. The financial situation at YNiC (budgets, equipment upgrades, sustainability) b. The new booking system c. Operator training for MRI and MEG (when, how) d. The proposed charging system for YNiC e. The software programme (including inclusion of dipole and minimum norm estimation in the software framework) f. Ethics and Governance (a proposal for permission to conduct work in an area rather than by project) Please do suggest other topics. We would welcome discussion on the scientific programme at YNiC if Users would like to suggest specific areas of interest or concern. Gary -- Gary Green York Neuroimaging Centre The Biocentre York Science Park York YO10 5DG tel (+44) (0) 1904 435349 fax (+44) (0) 1904 435356 mobile 07986778954

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YNiC Thursday meeting 9th October
by Rebecca E Millman 06 Oct '08

06 Oct '08

Dear Users This week the Thursday afternoon meeting, which will be held in *Venables* (4-5 pm), is the Annual General Meeting for Users. The purpose of this meeting is for YNiC staff and Users to discuss the best way forward for research at YNiC. Please use ynic-users(a)ynic.york.ac.uk <mailto:ynic-users@ynic.york.ac.uk> to generate ideas for the agenda. The co-ordinators for this meeting will be Andy Ellis and Gary Green. Everyone is welcome to attend. *N.B. This meeting will be held in Psychology in Venables (room A202)* -- Dr. Rebecca E. Millman York Neuroimaging Centre The Biocentre York Science Park York YO10 5DG Email: rem(a)ynic.york.ac.uk Tel: 01904 435 5373

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Todays session
by Antony Morland 02 Oct '08

02 Oct '08

Hello All, At 4pm today we will be having an informal session on aspects of neuroimaging that folks picked up at conferences this year. Andre, Michael and Will are going to give brief talks. I will also be providing some information concerning the upgrades that will be made at YNiC next week during the scheduled closure. As is customary, some light refreshments will be available afterwards. Hope to see you there Tony Antony Morland PhD Deputy Director York Neuroimaging Centre Professor of Visual Neuroscience Department of Psychology University of York York YO10 5DD UK Tel +44 (0) 1904 432 860 Email a.morland(a)psychology.york.ac.uk

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Disk space
by a.morland＠psychology.york.ac.uk 30 Sep '08

30 Sep '08

Dear All, One of the disk partitions used to store analyzed data is full. As an emergency measure the disk partition is being extended so that analysis can continue. The extension of the partition will slow access time considerably this morning, so it would be wise to postpone heavy duty analysis until this afternoon. Thanks Tony

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